James A. Dick IV (born October 22, 1957) is an American professional racing driver and businessman. He is the proprietor of the

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-based Viva Autosport chain of car dealerships, has driven in the

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, and formerly owned the

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team Viva Motorsports.

Business career

Coming from a family of businessmen, Dick bought his first car dealership in

in 1985. By 2007, Dick owned six new car dealerships and three used car dealerships, and rebranded all of the dealerships under a new Viva Autosport name. By 2016, that number had grown to 13 and the Viva chain of dealerships had expanded to

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. He later owned and sponsored a

team, Viva Motorsports, which ran entries for Dick's son,

Jamie Dick James A. Dick V (born February 5, 1989) is an American professional stock car racing driver. A veteran of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, Camping World West Series, he last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series on a part-time basis, driving the No ...

Racing career

After participating in a 1988 charity race at El Paso Speedway Park, Dick decided to become a sprint car racer, only to decide against it some time later due to safety risks and a lack of advancement opportunities. He ran a limited schedule in the

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in 1994, hoping to use that experience as a springboard to running some

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races in 1995 or 1996. In 1995, Dick ran three

races, scoring a best finish of 17th at

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Personal life

Dick was previously married, but divorced his wife.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

SuperTruck Series

Winston West Series

References

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